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Samsung Heavy Industries Achieves Certification for LNG Carrier with Wind-assisted Propulsion
Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Nov. 20 that it has received basic design certification for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier equipped with a wind-assisted propulsion device called the "wing sail." This innovative development marks a …
Nov 21, 2024 / Curious
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering receives order for two VLGCs
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, a subsidiary of HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, announced on the 18th that it has signed a construction contract for two ultra-large liquefied petroleum gas carriers (VLGC) with an Asian-based shipping …
Nov 20, 2024 / Curious
QatarEnergy inaugurates four LNG vessels, the first from Korean shipyards in its historic shipbuilding program
QatarEnergy inaugurated four new conventional-size LNG vessels built in the Samsung Heavy Industries Shipyard and the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in the Republic of Korea as part of QatarEnergy’s historic fleet expansion program. The four new vessels, …
Nov 8, 2024 / Vessels
MISC signs shipbuilding contract for two LNG carriers; gets long-term charter with PETRONAS
MISC Bhd and Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd have signed shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, scheduled for delivery in 2027. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, MISC said it had also signed …
Oct 4, 2024 / Curious
Samsung Heavy Industries’ Floating CO2 Storage Unit (FCSU) design receives Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.(SHI), one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its Floating CO2 Storage Unit (FCSU) design from Bureau Veritas (BV), a global leader in testing, inspection and …
Oct 2, 2024 / Curious
Ammonia FPSO Design from Samsung Heavy Industries Receives ABS Approval
ABS presented an approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its new design of an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. Caption: Haeki Jang, SHI Chief Technology Officer, with Patrick Ryan, ABS …
Oct 2, 2024 / Curious
ABS Approves Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Design from Samsung Heavy Industries
ABS issued general design approval (GDA) to Samsung Heavy Industries Co., LTD. (SHI) for its detailed design of a liquefied hydrogen carrier. Caption: Rendering courtesy of Samsung Heavy Industries Co., LTD. The 20,000 cbm vessel features Type …
Sep 27, 2024 / Vessels
Lloyd’s Register grants AiP for new generation LNG Carrier
The AiP with Samsung Heavy Industries is for a new generation 174,000 cbm LNG Carrier Lloyd’s Register has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its new generation 174,000 cbm Liquified Natural Gas Carrier (LNGC). …
Sep 24, 2024 / Curious
TMC wins large contract to equip 17 LNG vessels
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has chosen TMC Compressors to deliver a complete marine compressed air system to each of the 17 LNG vessels the South Korean shipbuilder is constructing for an LNG shipping major. “This is one of the biggest single …
Sep 5, 2024 / Curious
Capital Gas Ship Management takes delivery of newbuilding LNG carriers Assos, Apostolos and Aktoras
Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. (Capital Gas) took successful delivery of the newbuilding LNG carriers Assos, Apostolos and Aktoras from Hyundai Heavy Industries, S. Korea. The sister vessels with a cargo capacity of 174,000 m3 are highly …
Aug 6, 2024 / Vessels